Warp winding device



D H. GARRETT WARP WINDING DEVICE Filed June 5, 1936 17'- H a/rreiz lE-i zqalnl May 4, 1937.

\MWIW Patented May 4, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WARP WINDING DEVICE Application June 5, 1936, Serial No. 83,784

1 Claim.

My invention relates generally to means for mechanically braking the beamer of a yarn winding machine which is manually operated, but eliminates the application of the hands to the beamer for slowing the same up and stopping the same during the operations of winding, and an important object of the invention is to provide a simple and efiicient braking arrangement which is effective to brake at the same rate the beamer as well as the winding rolls from which the yarn is wound onto the beamer, even though the rolls be located at a distance from the beamer.

Other important objects of my invention will be apparent from a reading of the following description taken in connection with the drawing, wherein for purposes of illustration I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of Figure 1, showing the yarn being wound on the beamer.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 5 generally designates the winding rolls and their frame 6, the winding rolls being designated, respectively, 1 and 8 and being located one above the other in the frame 6. The frame 6 rests on the floor 9 as does the beamer frame In which supports the beamer I l which includes the end disk or 3 flange l2. Immediately above the beamer is supported the comb l3 and through this run the strands [4 of the yarn I5, the said strands being separated by the comb l3 and running onto the beamer l l in a well known manner. In the present instance the yarn I5 runs from the pile I6 upwardly and rearwardly over a spool I1 downwardly and rearwardly through guides l8 and then around the lower roller 8 and up over the upper roller I and then forwardly and downward- 1y around a spool l9 and then upwardly and rearwardly over a spool 20 on the upper end of the frame 6 and then over the comb l3 to the beamer ll. It will be understood that specific limitation of the invention is not made to the winding mechanism or to the beam structure set forth herein merely for illustrative purposes, since any arrangement of winding rollers and beam is suitable for application of the invention.

In accordance with the present invention there is provided along the floor 9 a tubular container 2| in which is slidably mounted a wire 22 which has its right hand end connected to a strap or cable 23 whose lower end runs around a pulley 24 tethered to the floor at the left hand side of the beam frame In and runs upwardly over the flange I2 which is out in its periphery with a groove 25 receiving the strap 23 which may be of leather. The free end of the strap is provided with a block 26 which normally rests and is suspended in the position shown in Figure 2.

The opposite end of the wire 22 is fastened to one end of the strap or cable 21, which strap engages the under left hand peripheral portion of the lower roller 8 and runs up along and around and over the upper roller 1 and is below the upper roller 1 attached to a stop or anchor 28 which is on the right hand side of the winding frame 6.

Whenever it is desired to stop or slow up the beam H the operator simply grasps the block 26 and pulls downwardly thereon, without touching the beam, and the effect of this action on the part of the operator is to transmit motion and tension to the continuous cord formed by the strap 23, the wire 22 and the strap 27. The effect of this movement of the cord is to apply frictional pressure of the strap 2'! on the rolls 1 and 8 at the same time that frictional pressure is placed on the groove of the flange l2 of the beamer; so that the rolling of the rolls and the turning of the beam are simultaneously arrested and at approximately the same rate, so that the tension of the yarn between the rolls and the beamer is not unnecessarily slackened; and application of manual force, frequently resulting in injury to the operator is not required on the beamer.

Although I have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be definitely understood that I do not desire to limit the application of the invention thereto, and any change or changes may be made in the materials, and in the structure and arrangement of the parts, within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the subjoined claim.

What is claimed is:-

In combination, a warp winding device, a beamer including a comb over which the warp is run from a pile between the winding device and the beamer and on the rolls of the winding device, with the strands running through said comb and winding onto the beamer, a grooved head on one end of the beamer, and straps wound partly around the rolls of the winding device and in the groove of the head of the beamer, respectively, the strap on the winding device being tethered at one end to the frame of the device, means connecting the opposite end of the lastmentioned strap with one end of the strap on the beamer, and a block on the remaining end of the strap of the beamer and riding against the periphery of the head in any position to be grasped and pulled downwardly by the operator for the purpose of simultaneously tensioning the straps against the periphery of the head and against the peripheries of the rollers of the winding device for simultaneously slowing down and stopping the rolls and the beamer without touching either with the hands.

DAVID H. GARRETT. 

